Clancy Street Boys 1943  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Benny Bartlett, Noah Beery, Lita Ward, Rick Vallin, Martha Wentworth, J. Farrell MacDonald, Dick Chandlee, William "Billy" Benedict, Ernest Morrison
The East Side Kids are back in action when Muggs' (Leo Gorcy) rich uncle (Noah Beery) comes for a visit. The uncle has been told that Muggs' parents had seven children, so Muggs has his gang members act as his siblings to ensure that his mother will continue getting money from the uncle. But trouble brews when a rival gang member tells of the scheme.
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Follow the Band 1943 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Cast: Eddie Quillan, Mary Beth Hughes, Leon Errol, Anne Rooney, Samuel S. Hinds, Robert Mitchum, Russell Hicks, Irving Bacon, Frank Faylen, Benny Bartlett
A Vermont farmer heads to NYC with his trombone under his arm and hopes of hitting it big. What do you know? He does, and soon becomes a popular nightclub and radio success. But what about the girl back home? Lots of songs in this minor movie.
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Gang Bullets 1938  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Crooked Way
Director: Lambert Hillyer
Cast: Anne Nagel, Robert Kent, Charles Trowbridge, Morgan Wallace, J. Farrell MacDonald, John T. Murray, Arthur Loft, John Merton, Donald Kerr, Carleton Young, Benny Bartlett
As a last resort to gain enough evidence to put racketeer Big Bill Anderson (Morgan Wallace) in jail, Asst. Dist. Atty. John Carter (Robert Kent) pretends to be crooked and joins the racketeering gang. In the meantime, John's girlfriend Patricia (Anne Nagel), who does not know about the subterfuge, questions her choice in men.
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Kid Dynamite 1943 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Queen of Broadway
Director: Wallace Fox
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Ernest Morrison, Bobby Stone, Benny Bartlett, Pamela Blake, Gabriel Dell, Henry Hall, Charles Judels, Vince Barnett, Minerva Urecal
This patriotic story, set during World War II, is another in the "East Side Kids" series. East Side boxing champ Muggs McGinnis (Leo Gorcey) is challenged to a match by the West Side champ. As luck would have it, Muggs gets kidnapped before the fight, and his friend, Danny (Bobby Jordan), fills in and wins the fight. Muggs is sure Danny arranged the kidnapping, and this sets the scene for many clashes between wise-guy Muggs and nice-guy Danny.
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Maid of Salem 1937  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Louise Dresser, Gale Sondergaard, Beulah Bondi, Bonita Granville, Donald Meek, Harvey Stephens, E.E. Clive, Benny Bartlett, Edward Ellis, Virginia Weidler, Halliwell Hobbes, Pedro de Cordoba, Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Barbara Clark (Claudette Colbert) lives in Salem, Massachusetts, during the "witch trials" of colonial days. When she falls in love with Roger Coverman (Fred MacMurray) who is on the lam from Virginia, her romance causes a scandal. After young Ann Goode (Bonita Granville) pretends to be possessed, she is tried and sentenced to be burned at the stake. Now, Barbara is accused of witchcraft, but Roger arrives in town to save Barbara and Ann, and all ends well.
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Rear Window 1954  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery / Romance
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Ross Bagdasarian, Frank Cady, Kathryn Grant, Benny Bartlett, Georgine Darcy, Sara Berner, Jesslyn Fax, Anthony Warde, Irene Winston
A magazine photographer (James Stewart) bides his time while recuperating from a broken leg by watching neighbors through a telescope. All is harmless until he thinks he spots a murder. Four Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Director.
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The Texas Rangers 1936 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Jean Parker, Lloyd Nolan, Edward Ellis, Stanley Andrews, Irving Bacon, George "Gabby" Hayes, Fred Kohler, Richard Carle, Frank Shannon, Benny Bartlett, Frank Cordell, Jed Prouty, Elena Martinez
Following the Civil War, outlaws Jim Hawkins (Fred MacMurray) and Wahoo Jones (Jack Oakie) opt out of their criminal activities and turn to the side of law and order when they become Texas Rangers. Later, Jim and Wahoo conspire to capture a former cohort Sam McGee (Lloyd Nolan) whose gang is creating terror throughout the area. Followed by "The Texas Rangers Ride Again" and remade in 1949 as "Streets of Laredo."
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Thirteen Hours by Air 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett, Zasu Pitts, John Howard, Benny Bartlett, Grace Bradley, Alan Baxter, Brian Donlevy, Ruth Donnelly, Dean Jagger
Hijacking and murder is in store for passengers on a commercial airplane flying a transcontinental route.
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| 1. Clancy Street Boys (1943)
2. Follow the Band (1943)
3. Gang Bullets (1938)
aka: The Crooked Way
4. Kid Dynamite (1943)
aka: Queen of Broadway
5. Maid of Salem (1937)
6. No Holds Barred (1952)
7. Rear Window (1954)
8. The Texas Rangers (1936)
9. Thirteen Hours by Air (1936)
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